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Emergencies in Florence
Emergencies
You can get a list of English-speaking doctors and dentists at the U.S. Consulate, or contact the Tourist Medical Service. If you need hospital treatment and an interpreter, you can call AVO, a group of volunteer interpreters; it's open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4 to 6 PM and Tuesday and Thursday 10 to noon. Comunale No. 13, a local pharmacy, is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For a complete listing of other pharmacies that have late-night hours on a rotating basis, dial 192.
Contacts
AVO (055/2344567). Tourist Medical Service (Via Lorenzo il Magnifico 59. . 055/475411). U.S. Consulate (Lungarno Vespucci 38, Lungarno North. 055/266951. www.usembassy.it).
Emergency Services
Ambulance (118). Emergencies (113). Misericordia (Red Cross, Piazza del Duomo 20. 055/212222). Police (Via Zara 2. . 055/49771).
24-Hour Pharmacies
Comunale No. 13 (Stazione Centrale di Santa Maria Novella. 055/289435).
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